TIGARD, ORE. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale a retail property located at 9009 SW Hall Blvd. in Tigard. A limited liability company sold the property for $9.6 million. Macy’s Furniture Gallery has occupied the 50,808-square-foot property since 2008, with a triple-net lease extending through 2028. Scott Logan of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal. The name of the buyer was not released.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — The Chicago Bears have signed an agreement to acquire the Arlington International Racecourse property in Arlington Heights, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The purchase price was $197.2 million, according to the Chicago Tribune. The agreement raises the potential that the Bears could relocate to the 326-acre property and build a new stadium in the suburbs. The football team’s lease at Soldier Field in Chicago expires in 2033. “Finalizing the agreement was the critical next step in continuing our exploration of the property and its potential,” says Ted Phillips, Bears president and CEO. “Much work remains to be completed, including working closely with the Village of Arlington Heights and surrounding communities.” However, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tweeted late last night that her administrative team remains committed to keeping the team in the city. Arlington International held its last horserace on Saturday, Sept. 25. Owner Churchill Downs announced earlier this year that it was listing the site for sale, and expected any potential buyer to pursue redevelopment opportunities. The property provides direct access to transit, with a Metra commuter rail stop and convenient highway access at Route 53. “This has been an extraordinarily competitive bid process,” says Bill …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dallas-based Dalfen Industrial has acquired 146 acres in northeast Austin for the development of an approximately 1 million-square-foot project. The development will be located at the site of the former Manor Downs horse racetrack, about eight miles from the downtown area and 10 miles from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The project will consist of six buildings that will range in size from 70,000 to 365,560 square feet and will feature 32- to 36-foot clear heights. Construction is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of next year.
HOUSTON — Berkadia has arranged the sale of two multifamily properties totaling 646 units in Houston’s Heights neighborhood. The first property is the 337-unit 15th Street Flats, which was built in 2021 and features one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 638 to 1,273 square feet. The second community is the 309-unit Heights Waterworks, which was constructed in 2020 and offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 600 to 1,265 square feet. Chris Curry, Todd Marix, Jeffrey Skipworth, Joey Rippel and Chris Young of Berkadia represented the seller, Alliance Residential, in the transaction. In addition, Mitch Sinberg, Matt Robbins and Brad Williamson of Berkadia arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the borrower, Florida-based Cardone Capital. Cincinnati-based Eagle Realty Group provided the six-year loan, which was structured with three years of interest-only payments at a fixed rate and a floating rate thereafter.
SAN ANTONIO — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Axis at The Rim, a 308-unit apartment community located within The Rim master-planned development in San Antonio’s Forest Crest neighborhood. Built on 10.5 acres in 2016, the property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center and a courtyard. Will Balthrope and Drew Garza of IPA represented the seller, Chicago-based Sherman Residential, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, an affiliate of Treeline Multifamily Partners Ltd.
By Mark Ventre, Senior Vice President, Stepp Commercial As it turns out, COVID has once again delayed hopes of a return to normalized operations for apartment owners. Just when it seemed the shackles that have hindered the ability to raise rents and recoup lost income would be removed, it now appears the light at the end of the tunnel has grown more distant. Fortunately, there have been positive indicators that the economic environment in Los Angeles for the first half of 2021 has improved considerably from the second half of 2020. According to the California Labor Market, the unemployment rate lowered from 17.9 percent to 10.6 percent a year ago. Apart from the third quarter of 2020, which experienced an enormous economic bounce back of 33.4 percent, the second quarter of this year has seen a GDP increase of 6.5 percent, one of the strongest since 2003. This is great news for a city that was particularly hard hit, considering the amount of hospitality and leisure jobs. However, Los Angeles has still lagged the nation with respect to rent growth in 2021. Average asking rents have improved by 3.9 percent since the beginning of the year, far below the national average …
DALLAS — Good Sportsman Marketing, a designer and distributor of branded hunting accessories, has signed a 494,238-square-foot industrial lease at Passport Logistics Center in Dallas. The development spans 1.2 million square feet across three buildings and is located on the city’s north side. Blake Kendrick and Charles Brewer with Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Brookfield Properties, in the lease negotiations. Sarah Ozanne, also with Stream, represented the tenant.
HOLBROOK, MASS. — Port One Cos. and Tiderock Cos. have formed a partnership to develop a 410-unit seniors housing community on a 48-acre parcel in Holbrook, approximately 15 miles south of Boston. The estimated budget for this project is $190 million. The developers are under contract to acquire the site for $19 million. Tiderock will provide operational support and oversight including but not limited to project management, marketing, budgeting, product mix and review of and negotiations for limited partner equity and debt. Further details on the project were not disclosed.
BOSTON — Shawmut Design & Construction has completed the $115 million expansion of the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine at Boston University. The building was originally constructed in 1970. The three-year, four-phase project increased the building’s size by about 48,000 square feet and expanded clinical spaces by 70 percent to improve students’ educational experience and enhance patient care. Shawmut also added a learning simulation center, predoctoral patient treatment center and more collaborative workspaces for students as part of the project.
NEW YORK CITY — Charlotte, N.C.-based Grubb Properties will develop a 317-unit mixed-income project that will be located at 25-01 Queens Plaza North in the borough’s Long Island City area. The 17-story building will comprise about 220 market-rate units and 97 units that will be reserved for renters earning less than 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), as well as 9,000 square feet of retail space. Grubb Properties will operate the building under its Link brand, which provides housing geared toward renters earning between 60 and 140 percent of AMI. A construction timeline has not yet been finalized.
